MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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